Abdominal wall defect

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An infant born with an abdominal wall defect has an abnormal opening on the abdomen. This often causes the intestines and other organs to form outside of the body.

There are two types of abdominal wall defects - omphalocele and gastroschisis.

These types of openings in the abdomen can usually be detected by AFP screening or a detailed fetal ultrasound. Genetic counseling and further genetic testing, such as amniocentesis, may be offered during the pregnancy as some abdominal wall defects are associated with genetic disorders.

If there are no additional genetic problems or birth defects, surgery soon after birth can often repair these birth defects.

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Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79, 754-756)
Limbs Dislocation of hip/Hip dysplasia - feet (Club foot, Flat feet, Pes cavus) - axis (Plagiocephaly, Scoliosis, Pectus excavatum, Pectus carinatum) - Polydactyly - reduction deficits (Ectrodactyly, Amelia, Phocomelia) - upper limb (Cleidocranial dysostosis, Madelung's deformity, Sprengel's deformity) - knee (Genu valgum, Genu varum) - Arthrogryposis
Skull and face bones Craniosynostosis (Scaphocephaly) - Trigonocephaly - Oxycephaly - Crouzon syndrome - Hypertelorism - Macrocephaly - Treacher Collins syndrome - Platybasia
Spine and bony thorax Klippel-Feil syndrome - Spondylolisthesis - Cervical rib - Bifid rib
Osteochondrodysplasia growth of tubular bones and spine: Achondrogenesis - Thanatophoric dysplasia - Short rib-polydactyly syndrome - Chondrodysplasia punctata (Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, Conradi-Hünermann syndrome), Achondroplasia - Hypochondroplasia - Ellis-van Creveld syndrome - Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
Osteogenesis imperfecta - McCune-Albright syndrome - Osteopetrosis - Metaphyseal dysplasia - Hereditary multiple exostoses
Other abdominal wall (Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Omphalocele, Gastroschisis, Prune belly syndrome) - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
See also non-congenital conditions (M, 710-739)
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